Ma Jiaojiao smiled and opened the door for senior Zhao Xun:
"Deported again?"
Zhao Xun curled his lip—what expulsion?
They simply left on their own.
I can't stand that couple who's always so lovey-dovey.
—Lao Bei and Da Die's way of showing affection isn't the usual hugging and cuddling. It's just simple chatting, the content of which you can understand, but you just can't connect with it.
—The terrifying AT field.
Zhao Xun glanced at the room layout again:
"No, it's a real twin room?"
You were really convinced by your dad? Big girl, what are you thinking?!
"If there are twin rooms available, of course we'll book a twin room. After all, neither Qingqian nor I are the type to like sleeping close to each other. We only booked a double room yesterday because that was the only room type left."
Ma Jiaojiao gave a brief explanation, then narrowed her eyes with a mischievous smile: "Ah~~ Senior~ What are you thinking about?"
Zhao Sun: ...
"What could I possibly be thinking? I was just asking casually."
"Just asking?"
Ma Jiaojiao gave a noncommittal "hmm," drawing out the last syllable of her "hmm" for an extended period: "I thought you were planning to contribute to Lu Xuechang and Ji Qingqian's world together, senior~~"
"If you keep using that weird, androgynous tone, you'll end up with a sore ass," Zhao Xun said calmly.
Ma Jiaojiao immediately smiled.
Zhao Xun continued, "Don't worry, I'll be mindful of the time today... I won't make the same mistake again."
Ma Jiaojiao snapped her fingers, then pointed her finger at Zhao Xun:
"'The same move can't be used on a Saint twice'—senior, you came up with an amazing line."
"That's such an old joke. Shut up, are you really a college student? Or are you not a post-80s generation??"
"I'm just an ordinary female college student passing by—I just happen to watch a little more films." Ma Jiaojiao puffed out her chest proudly.
"…oh."
After Zhao Xun answered, the two inexplicably ended their conversation.
The air entered a period of relative stillness.
Quietness is a rare and precious thing for Zhao Xun.
He sat on the edge of the bed.
The blankets on the bed were in disarray, as if a large woman had rolled around on it.
He was about to take out his phone to entertain himself.
Yet, this rare and precious quiet seemed a little too quiet.
Zhao Xun unconsciously glanced at Ma Jiaojiao, who was also looking down at her phone.
Ma Jiaojiao immediately noticed Zhao Xun's gaze, raised her hand, and spoke like a primary school student in class:
"Hey senior, I'm in the chat group! It's the school club group!"
"...You're so boring."
"That's quite interesting."
A smile spread across Ma Jiaojiao's soft face: "It's because you're too gloomy, senior~~"
"Do you think it's okay to say that word to my face?"
Zhao Xun asked, "How many mothers do they have that dares to talk to him like that..."
—Forget it, I'd better not talk about my mom in front of a big girl.
Ma Jiaojiao thought for a moment, then changed to a more suitable adjective:
"...Uh, so...'aloof'?"
"roll!"
Okay.
Ma Jiaojiao lay down on the bed, rolled from one end to the other, then got up and giggled, "I will obey your orders."
Zhao Sun: ...
“If you really leave, senior, you’ll have nothing to say again,” Ma Jiaojiao said.
After thinking for a moment, Zhao Xun felt that the word was still the most appropriate to describe Ma Jiaojiao's current mental state.
"You're so boring."
Ma Jiaojiao pursed her lips, neither confirming nor denying, and continued to stare at the group chat, then tried to find a topic to talk about with the senior student:
"The photos Qingqian posted from the top of the city wall today are beautiful; it looks like the mountains are covered in red plum blossoms..."
Zhao Xun responded with an "Oh," and said, "Really?"
"Huh? Senior, didn't you see it?" Ma Jiaojiao asked in surprise.
“She didn’t send it to me,” Zhao Xun said.
“But I already posted it in the club group.” Ma Jiaojiao pointed to her phone.
"Too lazy to look it up," Zhao Sun said.
Ma Jiaojiao glanced at Zhao Sun: "I understand."
Zhao Xun thought to himself, "What do you know?"
Then his phone chimed, and he received a photo from Ma Jiaojiao on WeChat.
"I'll share anything good with you first, senior—"
"...What the hell?"
Zhao Xun revealed a disdainful expression.
Then he opened the photo with disdain.
Continuing with dismissive comments:
"...Yes, it is indeed quite beautiful."
"Right—I should have climbed up and taken a look back then."
Ma Jiaojiao felt quite regretful, but then she thought, "But if I can't climb up, then..."
…At once…
Zhao Xun glanced at Ma Jiaojiao, and when she stopped talking, he didn't ask any more questions.
I just added one more sentence in my mind...
If we had climbed up there, none of what happened on Ziyang Street would have happened.
—That's what Ma Jiaojiao was thinking.
The room fell into an inexplicable silence once more.
Zhao Xun locked his phone and then read out the time displayed on it.
"7:20...that's pretty early."
"Uh-huh."
"Want to go out for a walk?"
"ah?"
"If you don't want to go, then don't."
“Ah, no! I want to go!” Ma Jiaojiao said immediately.
However, Zhao Xun, who made the suggestion, hesitated for a moment: "Never mind, it's still raining."
"The rain has stopped. I just looked out the window and it's not raining anymore."
As Ma Jiaojiao spoke, she hopped to the bedside and pulled back the curtains to show Zhao Xun: "Although it rained today, the temperature was unexpectedly warm, which is indeed suitable for going out for a walk. Moreover, since it's our first time here, we might discover something fun if we take a short walk."
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